Silver Penny of King Edgar by Unknown Artist

Details

Medium:

Silver

Art Fund grant:

£100 ( Total: £300)

Acquired in:

1971

Vendor:

A H Baldwin & Sons

The Gloucester mint was first recorded under Alfred and not closed until after the death of Henry III. On one side, a profile bust of the king wearing a diadem with the legend EADGAR REX ANGLOR, and reads on the other WYNSIGE ON GLEAV, the moneyer.